# Accident 20220520007399A: Cessna 170B, Big Lake, AK, May 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2022, 16:57 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5695° N, 149.8547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5695&lon=-149.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2692D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2692D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,920 total, 27 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220520007399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UPON APPROACH TO LAND WITH A RIGHT-REAR QUARTERING TAILWIND, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT. AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY BELOW TREELINE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN AIRCRAFT BUT LEFT WING DIPPED AND AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO MARSH/LAKE PERPENDICULAR TO RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN APPROX 4 FOOT OF WATER WITH WHEELS ON LAKE BOTTOM. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC22LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA034), May 21, 2022: Cessna 170B (N2692D), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during final approach which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall at too low of an…

## Other reports on N2692D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980424007689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980424007689A), Apr 24, 1998: Cessna 170B (N2692D), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot and a passenger were in cruise flight in a tailwheel equipped airplane. About one hour after departure, the engine oil pressure began to decrease…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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